Volume 1 Issue 3

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A tired metaphor in the throes of solitude. Have it coming to a door. Set the poem in an American desert.

Predominant colours: yellow and orange, splashes of red in second-to-last stanza. The sky should reflect the Earth, and not other way around: which is a cliché.

Imply a presence, human or otherwise. An underlying force leaving the reader uneasy. A theme running from beginning to end, but never openly stated. Inferred. If necessary, refer to a higher power, some unknown; Factor X, if you will. Where and when poem is written should predicate overall length; and the shorter the better. Title should be a pun or wordplay. Refer to self-reference. Place reader in a state of dishabille. Have them question the purpose of poetry, as well as themselves. Be ambiguous but avoid ambiguity. Sprinkle with modernisms and mentions of pop culture. As for form, experiment with typography. Perhaps a triangle.

Pushcart-nominee Bruce McRae is a Canadian musician with over 800 publications, including Poetry.com and The North American Review. His first book, The So-Called Sonnets is available from the Silenced Press website or via Amazon books. To hear his music and view more poems visit his website: www.bpmcrae.com, or ‘TheBruceMcRaeChannel’ on YouTube.

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